Infant and toddler environments are characterized by many opportunities to practice movement.
a. True
b. False
Question 2...Time-out is
a. considered an appropriate punishment for antisocial behavior and teaches children what they need to do to be included in a group.
b. an effective and child-sensitive means to reinforce socially acceptable behavior.
c. justified in many situations.
d. not appropriate because it is adult controlled and does not encourage children to learn appropriate social skills.
Question 3...A teacher who participates in sociodramatic play with the children by asking questions about color, number, shape or characteristics of the play materials is appropriately supporting children's learning.
a. True
b. False
Question 4...Finger plays are excellent language builders to use with children because:
a. they only involve using the fingers without getting the children all stirred up.
b. they use paint as well as language, thereby extending the language experience.
c. they link language and action together.
d. they are so creative.
Question 5...In the research study by Hart and Risley, the researchers determined that:
a. there was a significant difference in the rate of vocabulary growth between the upper socioeconomic class children and the children on welfare.
b. parents on welfare used more negative prohibitions with their children than the parents from the professional class did.
c. high quality preschool education was able to completely make up the difference in rate of vocabulary growth provided the children from welfare families attended a quality program beginning in infancy.
d. a and c are correct.
e. a and b are correct.
Question 6...Which teacher belief statement represents the contributions of John Locke as identified in your text?
A. Children come as blank slates so we must create an experientially rich environment to stimulate educational development.
B. Genetics and heredity are the most influential factors of a child's educational development.
C. The single most important thing one can teach a child is reading so the child can read scriptures on its own.
D. When children cannot experience a real tree or shells on a beach, they should have pictures in books to influence their educational development.
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